冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(6).doc

冀教版八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷（I）卷(6)一、 单项选择。 (共15题；共30分)1. （2分）Is there in today s newspaper？No. I think everything in it is boring.A . interesting anythingB . somebody interestingC . interesting somethingD . anything interesting2. （2分）Roast duck is one of _ dishes in Beijing. A . deliciousB . more deliciousC . most deliciousD . the most delicious3. （2分）The sign on the wall means you mustnt _ in the library. A . smokeB . speakC . drinkD . call4. （2分）The girl felt uncomfortable because the bed was not soft at all. A . hardB . not brightC . thinD . not clean5. （2分）_ this money, Project Hope has _ lots of poor children to go back to their schools.A . Use; helpB . With; helpC . With; aidedD . Using; aid6. （2分）_ do you read storybooks?I read them twice a week.A . How longB . How soonC . How farD . How often7. （2分）This kind of skirt looks _ and sells _. A . nice; wellB . nice; goodC . well; wellD . good; nice8. （2分）I had a good day today. , I received a gift from my pen pal. And then I was invited to Jacks birthday party.A . In generalB . After allC . To start withD . To be honest9. （2分）The little boy is not to lift the heavy box.A . strong enoughB . old enoughC . big enough10. （2分） Mum, I dont quite understand the Chinese saying. Dear, dont worry. _ the years go by, you will get to know it.A . AsB . WhileC . SinceD . Until11. （2分）It is helpful to _ a good habit of reading in language learning. A . takeB . showC . developD . match12. （2分） Which bus do I need _? Bus No. 818.A . to sitB . to takeC . sittingD . taking13. （2分）The smile on the teachers face showed she was _ with my answer.A . strictB . pleasedC . angry14. （2分） The sweater looks nice on you! How much does it ? I just three hundred yuan on it.A . take, tookB . cost, paidC . cost, spentD . spend, paid15. （2分） Im thinking of the test tomorrow. Im afraid I cant pass it. _! Im sure youll make it.A . Go aheadB . Cheer upC . No problemD . Good luck二、 完形填空。 (共1题；共10分)16. （10分）完形填空A： Hi, Frank.B：1, Peter.B：2that?A： It is my 3photo.B： Oh, 4are you? I 5not find (找到) you.A： I am 6】the table with my dog (狗).B： Whats the 7of your dog?A： It is Wangwang.B： Whos the girl on the sofa?B：8my sister.A：9these your parents?B：Yes, youre right.A：Then those must be (一定是) your grandparents.B：Yes. 10are teachers (教师).（1）A . OKB . Hello C . Bye D . Thank you （2）A . Where isB . Whats C . What D . How is （3）A . friendB . parent C . class D . family （4）A . whatB . how C . where D . who （5）A . amB . do C . can D . be （6）A . inB . under C . of D . for （7）A . nameB . colour C . age D . names （8）A . HeB . She C . Hes D . Shes （9）A . IsB . Whats C . Are D . What are （10）A . They B . You C . He D . She 三、 阅读理解。 (共4题；共39分)17. （8分）阅读理解(C)There is an old saying in English, “Laughter is the best medicine”. Untilrecently, few people took the saying very seriously. Now, however, doctors havebegun to study laughter and the effects (作用)it has on the human body. They have found evidence that laughter really canimprove peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on thebody. People watched funny films while doctors checked their heart rate, bloodpressure, breathing and muscles. It was found that laughter has similar effectsto physical exercise. It increases blood pressure, the heart rate and the rateof breathing. It also works several groups of muscles in the face, the stomachand even the feet. If laughter exercises the body, it must be helpful.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to make the effect ofpain on the body less. In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups ofstudents who listened to different radio programs. The group which could bearthe pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program.The reason why laughter can make pain less seems to be that it helps to produceendorphins (内啡肽)in the brain. These are natural chemicals which make both stress and pain less.There isalso some evidence to suggest that laughter helps the bodys immunesystem that is the system which fights infection (感染).In an experiment, one group of students watched a funny video while anothergroup served as the control group in other words, a group with which tocompare the first group. Doctors checked the blood of the students in bothgroups and found that the people in the group that watched the video had anincrease in the activity of their white blood cells the cells which fightinfection.As a result ofthese discoveries, some doctors and psychiatrists (精神病专家)in the United States now hold laughter clinics, in which they try to improvetheir patients condition by encouraging them to laugh. They have found thateven if their patients do not really feel like laughing, making them smile isenough to produce good effects similar to those caused by laughter.（1）We learn from the first paragraph that laughter _. A . is good for ones healthB . has strong effects to do with some illnessesC . has been studied for a long timeD . has no effect on the body（2）Doctors have found that laughter _. A . keeps down blood pressureB . has similar effects to physical exerciseC . decreases the heart rateD . increases stress and pain（3）Which of the following statements is NOT true of laughter according to the passage? A . It makes pain less.B . It exercises the body.C . It improves the bodys immune system.D . It can cure（治愈）cancer.（4）Smiling can produce _.A . about the same effects as laughterB . more effects than laughterC . fewer effects on the human bodyD . no effects on the human body18. （10分）根据短文内容，选择正确答案。CSome people have a very poor sense of direction(方向). Unluckily, I am one of them. I have visited a place many times but I may still get lost there the next time.When I was a little girl, I never dared to ask people the way. And so I used to walk around in circles and hope that by chance I would get to the place I was going to.Now I am no longer too shy to ask people for directions, but I often get helpless or even wrong information. So I try to avoid giving people wrong directions. If someone asks me the way somewhere, I will say, Sorry, I am new here.Once on my way to work I was stopped by a man. He asked me if I could tell him the way to the Friendship Building. I gave him my usual reply. But just as I walked on only a few steps, I realized that he had asked the way to my office building. However, I had no time to turn back and look for him. I was rushing to meet with someone at my office and I didnt want to keep him waiting.When I just got to my office, the secretary(秘书) showed in the man who had asked me for directions. Imagine(想象) how embarrassed I was and how surprised he was when we saw each other at the first sight.（1）The writer always refuses to give people directions because _. A . she is a stranger to the cityB . she doesnt know the peopleC . she has no time to help othersD . she is afraid of giving the wrong direction（2）A man stopped the writer on the way to _. A . sell her somethingB . ask her the timeC . make friends with herD . ask for the direction（3）The Friendship Building is the place where the writer _. A . livesB . studiesC . worksD . teaches（4）The word embarrassed in Paragraph 5 means _. A . 尴尬B . 困惑C . 激动D . 拮据（5）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A . The writer is too shy to give others directions.B . The writer has a very poor sense of direction.C . The writer never got lost when she was young.D . The man was quite nervous when he saw the writer.19. （16分）阅读理解。BHave you ever heard of a rattlesnake? It is a poisonous (有毒的) American snake.When it is angry or afraid, it makes a noise like a rattle with its tail. Its very scary. But Heather Ramirez and her husband, from California, in the UnitedStates, make a living in an unusual way. They are self-employed (自雇的) snake catchers!They catch snakes, especially rattlesnakes which have gone indoors, and returnthem to the wild.Heather describes her work as “protecting people from rattlesnakes andprotecting rattlesnakes from people!” In the area where they live, rattlesnakesoften come face to face with people. They are found in stores, offices, housesand gardens. Heather explains that its not the snakes that are moving into places where people live, but its the other way round. The snakes lived in these places first and then the people built houses.Most people who see a rattlesnake are feared. If you keep your distance,however, the snake wont bite (咬) you. In twelve years as a snake catcher, Heather has nevertouched a snake. She doesnt take the risk. She picks up the snakes with aspecial tool. This doesnt hurt them,but it keeps them at a safe distance so that they cant bite her.Heather and her husband are very busy because they are never off duty.Catching snakes is a full-time job and they dont often have a day off. Peoplecan get to them at any time of the day or night. Not everyone can do this job,but Heather doesnt want to do anything else. “I just love my job,” she says.（1）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by _.A . catching and selling snakesB . catching snakes as a part-time jobC . protecting snakes in the wildD . being self-employed snake catchers（2）In Paragraph 2, Heather explains why the rattlesnakes _.A . never bite peopleB . are afraid of peopleC . are found where people liveD . lived with people at first（3）The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.A . rattle snakesB . special toolsC . people aroundD . the Ramirezs（4）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A . Heather catches snakes only at night.B . Heather is always ready to do her job.C . Heather risks touching snakes sometimes.D . Heather has been a snake catcher for 20 years.（5）The Ramirezs make a living in an unusual way by _.A . catching and selling snakesB . catching snakes as a part-time jobC . protecting snakes in the wildD . being self-employed snake catchers（6）In Paragraph 2, Heather explains why the rattlesnakes _.A . never bite peopleB . are afraid of peopleC . are found where people liveD . lived with people at first（7）The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refers to _.A . rattle snakesB . special toolsC . people aroundD . the Ramirezs（8）Which of the following is true according to the passage?A . Heather catches snakes only at night.B . Heather is always ready to do her job.C . Heather risks touching snakes sometimes.D . Heather has been a snake catcher for 20 years.20. （5分）根据短文内容, 完成下面的表格。（每空不超过两个单词。）(C)People live around the world. They like to have celebrations (节日). In China, people celebrate Spring Festival. It is in January or February. They wear red clothes because red is the color for good luck. Chinese children also get money from their parents or grandparents for the Spring Festival. In Gambia (冈比亚), people celebrate Independence Day (独立日). It is in February. They wear bright clothes and play music at the celebration. In England, people celebrate May Day. It is in May. They wear beautiful clothes to celebrate the coming spring. The children like to dance on this day. In America, people celebrate Thanksgiving Day. It is in November. They have a very big dinner with their families or friends. They eat turkey and a lot of other delicious foods. They have a long talk after the dinner.CountriesCelebrations_ClothesChinaSpring FestivalJanuary or February_GambiaIndependence Day_Bright clothesEngland_MayBeautiful clothes_Thanksgiving DayNovember/四、 补全对话。 (共1题；共5分)21. （5分）根据对话内容，从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A: Hello! May I speak to Mary?B:_A:Hi,Mary!This is LinTao. _B:Im watching TV. There is an interesting show on TV. What about you?A:_Would you like to go to a movie with me tonight?B:_I want to relax. I went to the beach last weekend. It made me feel tired.A:_B:It was great. The beaches were beautiful, and the food the